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Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeal Stays Decision Of Texas District Court That Invalidated The Requirement That Health Plans Cover Certain Preventive Services
We previously reported that a District Court in Texas had found the ACA’s requirement that plans provide certain preventive services on a first-dollar basis without cost-sharing was unconstitutional. See our Blog on this decision here. The government appealed the decision
IRS Reminds Employers With Health FSAs Of The Importance Of Substantiating Claims
In a Memorandum from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, the IRS has reminded employers that sponsor health FSAs that all claims for benefits from the FSA must meet the substantiation rules. Those rules, simply put, are that all claims
Texas Court Vacates Requirement That Health Plans Cover Certain Preventive Services
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a provision that requires non-grandfathered health plans to cover certain preventive health services on a first dollar basis without cost sharing. The ACA didn’t specify what services had to be covered. Instead, it delegated
401(K): What Do I Need To Know About SECURE 2.0? Overview Of Significant Provisions, Part III
As we have previously reported, Congress passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), a vast collection of retirement-related provisions having a profound effect on 401(k) plans, as part of the larger Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA”) in late December